Ontario College of Teachers' Sexual Abuse and Prevention Program/SAPP
ETFO Provincial has advised Locals that the government will extend the deadline to September 15, 2022 for Teachers to complete OCT's Sexual Abuse and Prevention Program (SAPP).
Permanent Teachers and those Occasional Teachers in LTO assignments will be provided with half of a Ministry PA day prior to the start of the 2022 school year to allow for the training. Unfortunately, there is no such provision for daily OTs.
N.B. Completion of SAPP is not mandatory for existing members and will not result in decertification. A notation of "incomplete" will appear on the registry but the member will continue to be in good standing.
Completion of SAPP is mandatory for applicants who submitted their applicatoin to OCT after January 1, 2022.
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Registration Closes on WednesdayTVOT members have until the end of Wednesday, January 12th to register for Friday's paid PD sessions.
Spots are still available for the full day Indigenous Resource session.
Other options include these half day morning sessions:
- Literacy Skills for the OSSLT Gr. 7&8 Teachers
- Online Platforms for OTs
- Teaching Literacy in a Pinch J/I
- French Strategies for the FSL Classroom
- Introduction to Thinking Classrooms (high engagement, rich tasks and intentional teaching)
Registration is via the Employee Portal > Conference Session Registrations under "Elementary Occasional Teacher Professional Development 2021-2022". For more information contact TVDSB Staff Development Specialist, Terri Manning .
Participation counts for all purposes as time taught for TVOT members!
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Booster Vaccinations for Educators
As of January 12th, educators can book booster appointments at:
- Middlesex London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health mass vaccination clinics - book through Gate 4 "Targeted Population" at Vaccine Registration
- GO-VAXX bus on Wednesday, January 12th from 11 AM - 5 PM at the East Elgin Community Complex by appointment at Aylmer GO-VAXX
- Pop-up clinic at the Straffordville Community Center on Thursday, January 13th from 11 AM - 6 PM
Six clinics in London, Strathroy and Lambeth will also give priority to educators. For registration details for these clinic, log into TVDSB Outlook and refer to the "Communications Memo" called "Vaccine Appointments for Education and Child Care Staff" that was posted by the Board on January 10th. __________________________________________________
Your TVOT Local highly recommends that members register at ETFO News so as to receive the latest information from the Provincial ETFO Office. For example, today ETFO released its fifth Covid-19 FAQ document where it answered questions such as:
- What will make it safer to return to in-person learning?
- How can I stay safe in a Special Ed classroom?
- What information is available from ETFO to support members teaching virtually?
- What should I keep in mind when perparing for Term 1 Report Cards and Kindergarten Communication of Learning?
- What should I do if a student arrives at school displaying Covid-19 symptoms?
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Archived Resource for Virtual Teaching
As the pandemic persists, virtual teaching assignments will continue to be part of the occasional teaching landscape, since a variety of factors could cause any classroom to become virtual.
If you missed TVDSB's recent session on "Introduction to the Google Classroom and Brightspace" or if you want to become more familiar with the technology, please note that the Board recorded this latest session. Now TVOT members can access this support at their convenience.
For further details as well as the link, just log into your TVDSB Outlook account, and go to the "Occasional Teacher Group" where you will find an email titled "Intro to Google Classroom and Brightspace Optional PD Update".
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N95 Masks to be Available Once in-person learning resumes, Teachers and Occasional Teachers will have a choice of using the medical mask that the Board has been providing (up to 2 per day), or a Board provided N95 non-fitted mask (1 per day).
TVDSB has posted a video module on how to wear a N95 mask properly. Look for this in the Employee Portal under "Employee Training" where you can find it third from the bottom of the list of modules.
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